Only just above freezing here, but sunny. I had a very comfortable night. Hip did not complain once, I wonder if the new topper has softened a little bit and is now doing its job. Slept through till 7.30, apart from a brief return to consciousness between dreams!
No plans for today. OH is champing at the bit to go out somewhere, but accepts it would be more sensible to wait until there is less danger of ice on the roads. The lanes near here were covered in run off from the fields yesterday, so there is a good chance they will have frozen overnight. Hope you are feeling better today, @purplerallim? Have a lovely time, @hostafan1 Sounds like your body is warning you not to overdo it, @punkdoc.
Morning everybody. Cold and bleak here so think I'll stay in the warm. We overslept again as I woke up at 4.30am with painful wind (too much broccoli!) so got up for a cup a tea and a read. OH has fetched the paper but the bakery had run out of batons for lunch. They offered to make him some more so he's going to walk back down after a rest and a coffee. I'm not sure he should as his hip is playing up a bit and it's a mile and a half return trip. He is adamant that the exercise is good for him, despite the pain.
I'd forgotten your OH was flying back to meet up with you again @Busy-Lizzie, it will be nice for you to have some company, especially if the weather gets a bit iffy.
I don't think we had an overnight frost here @Ergates but it's sensible to wait a while if you think it might be icy. Remind your OH the doctors' strike is still on. The hospitals seem to be coping just about, I hope everybody will be okay.
Enjoy your trip to see your daughter @Hostafan1, is there snow there yet?
Hello everyone, the weather is horrid! Sleet on the way to work, snow during work, more snow on the way home and afternoon work has just cancelled.... Not overly upset about it!!! 🥶 Glad you had a more comfortable night's sleep @Ergates 👍
Afternoon everyone, colder and no sun here unlike yesterday. A few flakes are drifting down here too. We went to 2nd SD'S yesterday to give some help and advice on resurrecting their garden. The building work they had finished mid last year but she has only just asked for help. Trouble is we both had aches and pains last night after a bit of pruning . This daughter so rarely asks for help we feel we can't refuse. I am trying to get GP appointment to see if they can do something about these pains in my various joints.
No snow in evidence in my neck of the woods as yet. But just as well the trip to London planned for Wednesday has been postponed. It got too difficult for us all, coming from various parts of the country, to get there, even though the tube strike has now been cancelled. I was able to get my train ticket refunded - less a £10 admin fee. Which seems a bit excessive for what must be a largely automated service.
Just finished a meeting with the chap who has taken over running the street markets from me. He had a lot to deal with at the Christmas market (I was ill in bed and so grateful I wasn't running that one). There is a chap who lives in the centre of town who is a real nuisance. He is always ranting on to people about various things - banned from a lot of the shops. He's very well spoken but that belies the fact that he is a complete pain in the proverbial. He objected to the stalls in the middle of town and took a knife to one of the gazebos! The new organiser (ex police) dealt with him, but the actual police turned up as someone had reported him as threatening the organiser with a knife. He wasn't - but he did have a knife. Gratifying though that the police turned up so quickly. And they returned later to check that all was well.
Book club this evening. A very straightforward book this time with a beginning, middle and end which will please those who don't enjoy anything too taxing.
Afternoon all, no snow here as yet, but the sky is very grey and looks full of something. It’s bitterly cold, too, with an occasional icy breeze (not windy as such, just an occasional breeze, but bitter with it). Wielded the hot metal thingy this afternoon and the cloth things are all tidied away until it’s time to start all over again as soon as the basket is full enough for lily’s tv to go on once more. Popped out to my chatter coffee group this morning. Not so many of us there today, but it was nice to see those who were. It seems as if just about all of us had a very quiet holiday season. Quite a few had been unwell or had family members who were. I’m still waiting to hear when SiL funeral will be, the doctors strike has held up the signing of the certificate, so nothing can go ahead until that is done.
So thankful that OH’s work ‘uniform’ is drip-drtt tree, and son works in an industry where he’s expected to be clean but mildly disheveled 😂 Wielding that hot metal thingy lost its entertainment factor for me a long time ago. If OH needs a smart shirt upon occasion he’s quite happy to wield the hot metal thingy himself 👍 I find prompt folding and putting away deals with most wrinkles except the ones on my forehead 😫
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Good day to everyone. Good night @Pat E Hope you are sound asleep!
Such a flurry of activity on this site recently. I was very sorry to see PF retire from the site - I really appreciated her sense of humour. I hope it calms down soon enough and with spring just around the corner, there should be a flurry of activity as things brighten up. I still have yet to prune my 6 grapevines, but the weather is windy and my hips are sore. Welcome to the aches and pains club @Allotment Boy
Glad your OH arrived safely @Busy-Lizzie Nice to have the company. My lovely friend is coming back this coming weekend but quite frankly, kind as he is, I like to be alone in pain and be grumpy. I'll take anti-inflammatories. So @punkdoc - one day good, one day not so good. That's the way the cookie crumbles but then it progresses to two days good, one day not so good etc. etc. etc. Nice to hear that @Hostafan1 is revelling in a lovely smelling new baby and some TLC from daughter.
I don't weld hot metal things either unless necessary which would probably be a summer blouse or something.
And to all those asunder who contribute to this site - it's great just knowing that we are all hoppitting along in life as best as we can and we are not alone - albeit virtual.
So for today some poor creature with the name Gudule - this is for you: Au jour de Saint Gudule, le jour croît, mais le froid ne recule.
Well, we did go out. OH desperate to see the sun, we are very heavily shaded in our valley, but S*ds Law, it clouded over not long after we set out. Still, we had a very pleasant lunch with a sea view and plenty of sky, albeit a bit cloudy. I ordered macaroni cheese with a topping of crushed bacon and garlic breadcrumbs, which was delicious, but far too big a serving. I only managed just over half of it. I will order the children’s portion if I have it again! Very cold out now. We have refilled the bird feeder, and I retrieved the strings of lights from the acacia tree. Quite a few flowers on it. I was hoping I had bought a fragrant variety, but I don’t think I have. There is an enormous one in the next road, and the scent from that is fabulous. Cant remember when I last ironed something, but I do put shirts straight onto hangers to dry when they come out of the washing machine, and that seems to keep them looking fairly tidy.
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No plans for today. OH is champing at the bit to go out somewhere, but accepts it would be more sensible to wait until there is less danger of ice on the roads. The lanes near here were covered in run off from the fields yesterday, so there is a good chance they will have frozen overnight.
Hope you are feeling better today, @purplerallim?
Have a lovely time, @hostafan1
Sounds like your body is warning you not to overdo it, @punkdoc.
Cold and bleak here so think I'll stay in the warm. We overslept again as I woke up at 4.30am with painful wind (too much broccoli!) so got up for a cup a tea and a read. OH has fetched the paper but the bakery had run out of batons for lunch. They offered to make him some more so he's going to walk back down after a rest and a coffee. I'm not sure he should as his hip is playing up a bit and it's a mile and a half return trip. He is adamant that the exercise is good for him, despite the pain.
I'd forgotten your OH was flying back to meet up with you again @Busy-Lizzie, it will be nice for you to have some company, especially if the weather gets a bit iffy.
I don't think we had an overnight frost here @Ergates but it's sensible to wait a while if you think it might be icy. Remind your OH the doctors' strike is still on. The hospitals seem to be coping just about, I hope everybody will be okay.
Enjoy your trip to see your daughter @Hostafan1, is there snow there yet?
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Glad you had a more comfortable night's sleep @Ergates 👍
Just finished a meeting with the chap who has taken over running the street markets from me. He had a lot to deal with at the Christmas market (I was ill in bed and so grateful I wasn't running that one). There is a chap who lives in the centre of town who is a real nuisance. He is always ranting on to people about various things - banned from a lot of the shops. He's very well spoken but that belies the fact that he is a complete pain in the proverbial. He objected to the stalls in the middle of town and took a knife to one of the gazebos! The new organiser (ex police) dealt with him, but the actual police turned up as someone had reported him as threatening the organiser with a knife. He wasn't - but he did have a knife. Gratifying though that the police turned up so quickly. And they returned later to check that all was well.
Book club this evening. A very straightforward book this time with a beginning, middle and end which will please those who don't enjoy anything too taxing.
no snow here as yet, but the sky is very grey and looks full of something. It’s bitterly cold, too, with an occasional icy breeze (not windy as such, just an occasional breeze, but bitter with it).
Wielded the hot metal thingy this afternoon and the cloth things are all tidied away until it’s time to start all over again as soon as the basket is full enough for lily’s tv to go on once more.
Popped out to my chatter coffee group this morning. Not so many of us there today, but it was nice to see those who were. It seems as if just about all of us had a very quiet holiday season. Quite a few had been unwell or had family members who were.
I’m still waiting to hear when SiL funeral will be, the doctors strike has held up the signing of the certificate, so nothing can go ahead until that is done.
Wielding that hot metal
thingy lost its entertainment factor for me a long time ago. If OH needs a smart shirt upon occasion he’s quite happy to wield the hot metal thingy himself 👍
I find prompt folding and putting away deals with most wrinkles except the ones on my forehead 😫
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Such a flurry of activity on this site recently. I was very sorry to see PF retire from the site - I really appreciated her sense of humour. I hope it calms down soon enough and with spring just around the corner, there should be a flurry of activity as things brighten up. I still have yet to prune my 6 grapevines, but the weather is windy and my hips are sore. Welcome to the aches and pains club @Allotment Boy
Glad your OH arrived safely @Busy-Lizzie Nice to have the company. My lovely friend is coming back this coming weekend but quite frankly, kind as he is, I like to be alone in pain and be grumpy. I'll take anti-inflammatories. So @punkdoc - one day good, one day not so good. That's the way the cookie crumbles but then it progresses to two days good, one day not so good etc. etc. etc. Nice to hear that @Hostafan1 is revelling in a lovely smelling new baby and some TLC from daughter.
I don't weld hot metal things either unless necessary which would probably be a summer blouse or something.
And to all those asunder who contribute to this site - it's great just knowing that we are all hoppitting along in life as best as we can and we are not alone - albeit virtual.
So for today some poor creature with the name Gudule - this is for you:
Au jour de Saint Gudule, le jour croît, mais le froid ne recule.
Good day to everyone!
Very cold out now. We have refilled the bird feeder, and I retrieved the strings of lights from the acacia tree. Quite a few flowers on it. I was hoping I had bought a fragrant variety, but I don’t think I have. There is an enormous one in the next road, and the scent from that is fabulous.
Cant remember when I last ironed something, but I do put shirts straight onto hangers to dry when they come out of the washing machine, and that seems to keep them looking fairly tidy.